INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) will showcase new data across six different tumor types at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2017 Congress in Madrid, Spain, September 8-12, 2017. Notably, results from Phase 3 studies of abemaciclib and ramucirumab have been selected for oral presentation during a Presidential Symposium, which features groundbreaking research that is potentially practice-changing, on September 10.
"In line with this year's theme of 'integrating science into oncology for a better patient outcome,' the data being presented at ESMO demonstrate how we are further developing our foundational medicines – each rooted in the biology of cancer – to deliver innovative breakthrough medicines that will make a meaningful difference to patients and doctors," said Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president, global development and medical affairs, Lilly Oncology. "We are excited to share new data that shows our progress on bringing forward abemaciclib as a potential new treatment option for advanced breast cancer and investigating the use of ramucirumab in additional tumor types such as advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma."
For the first time, two Lilly molecules will be featured in an ESMO Presidential Symposium, with data from its MONARCH 3 and RANGE studies in advanced breast cancer and platinum-refractory urothelial cancer, respectively. MONARCH 3 is a global Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of abemaciclib in combination with a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor (letrozole or anastrozole) as initial endocrine-based therapy for postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer who have had no prior systemic treatment for advanced disease. RANGE is a global Phase 3 randomized, double-blind study evaluating the safety and efficacy of ramucirumab and docetaxel compared to placebo and docetaxel in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose disease progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.
All key studies, along with the times and locations of their data sessions, are highlighted below.
Abemaciclib
Ramucirumab
Sarcoma
Notes to Editor
About Lilly Oncology
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About Eli Lilly and Company
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Lilly Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about abemaciclib as a potential treatment for patients with breast cancer and ramucirumab as a potential treatment for patients with treatment of platinum-refractory urothelial cancer, and reflects Lilly's current beliefs. However, as with any pharmaceutical products, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of development and commercialization. Among other things, there can be no guarantee that future study results will be consistent with the results to date or that abemaciclib or ramucirumab will receive regulatory approvals or be commercially successful. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see Lilly's most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
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